Chapter 19: LOVE AND HATE

Chapter 19: LOVE AND HATE

Love “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39 “By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you have love and unselfish concern for one another.” John 13:35 “Did you see who’s back?” Jae asked me. I turned to see who she was talking...
Chapter 18: PASSING

Chapter 18: PASSING

(18) Projecting Hope From Surviving to Living Serial Audiobook https://episodes.castos.com/659ef4b1483350-07089036/1730532/c1e-g0gz2i33v79h0qox7-jk0xvdnqhjr-pgsymn.mp3 Jesus continued to teach me, but I would soon question – is it possible to have a good life doing...
Chapter 17: TASTE & SEE

Chapter 17: TASTE & SEE

Obedience “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? ”Luke 6:46 “This is love for God: to keep his commands.” I John 5:3 The next day, I slipped into my chair at work and prepared for another day of grading papers. Jae, my co-worker, slipped into the...
Chapter 16: SURRENDER

Chapter 16: SURRENDER

A battle was on the horizon, one I hoped to avoid. I was reaching out to every family member, friend and organization I remembered, trying to find a place for Tim to live outside of foster care. It was May 2016 and 13 year-old Tim had been in foster care for a...
Chapter 15: RAGE

Chapter 15: RAGE

An avid reader, I usually carried a library book with me wherever I went. Now, however, it was my Bible I couldn’t put down. I stopped checking out library books altogether, instead fascinated by God’s Word. My friend Khoua, who had the previous year loaned me the...